John Conlin-Hulme
@herbington.bsky.social
Just been treat to a great view of a Lancaster Bomber as it did a couple of flybys of Fort Paull
September 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just been treat to a great view of a Lancaster Bomber as it did a couple of flybys of Fort Paull
Absolutely glorious evening at Outstrays NR yesterday, with maybe 15 Glossy Ibis present and two Cranes in flight (lifer!).
Close views of 2 SEO - stunning in the evening light.
Not been recently, I love what they've done with it. Good natter to a local birder too. Great stuff.
#YorkshireBirding
Close views of 2 SEO - stunning in the evening light.
Not been recently, I love what they've done with it. Good natter to a local birder too. Great stuff.
#YorkshireBirding
September 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Absolutely glorious evening at Outstrays NR yesterday, with maybe 15 Glossy Ibis present and two Cranes in flight (lifer!).
Close views of 2 SEO - stunning in the evening light.
Not been recently, I love what they've done with it. Good natter to a local birder too. Great stuff.
#YorkshireBirding
Close views of 2 SEO - stunning in the evening light.
Not been recently, I love what they've done with it. Good natter to a local birder too. Great stuff.
#YorkshireBirding
Been so busy over the last couple of months I've not been able to be out locally much. So it was nice to have a couple of short lunchtime walks this week. Not a huge amount about, but a Porpoise in the Humber yesterday and and a #PWC2025 tick Shag today were nice to find.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Been so busy over the last couple of months I've not been able to be out locally much. So it was nice to have a couple of short lunchtime walks this week. Not a huge amount about, but a Porpoise in the Humber yesterday and and a #PWC2025 tick Shag today were nice to find.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
That'd be a nice addition to the #PaullHolmeStrays list. It's not far away!
"I've got a Stone-Curlew" are not everyday words from Mrs French, but today was that day!! Local mega on the new Withfleet Outstrays realignment, at the Skeffling end.
July 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That'd be a nice addition to the #PaullHolmeStrays list. It's not far away!
We were in the area, so yesterday we had a visit to some of the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reserves for the first time.
Most birds were more sensible and hid from the heat, but we had some nice walks. Big thanks to the wardens at Bank Island for Ada's book. She loves it!
We'll be back!
#YorkshireBirding
Most birds were more sensible and hid from the heat, but we had some nice walks. Big thanks to the wardens at Bank Island for Ada's book. She loves it!
We'll be back!
#YorkshireBirding
July 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We were in the area, so yesterday we had a visit to some of the @ldvnnr.bsky.social reserves for the first time.
Most birds were more sensible and hid from the heat, but we had some nice walks. Big thanks to the wardens at Bank Island for Ada's book. She loves it!
We'll be back!
#YorkshireBirding
Most birds were more sensible and hid from the heat, but we had some nice walks. Big thanks to the wardens at Bank Island for Ada's book. She loves it!
We'll be back!
#YorkshireBirding
Caught a blackbird feeding his young on the wildlife camera this morning. Pretty cute!
4 Red Kites flying over the village together this afternoon is the most I've seen on my patch.
#YorkshireBirding
4 Red Kites flying over the village together this afternoon is the most I've seen on my patch.
#YorkshireBirding
June 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Caught a blackbird feeding his young on the wildlife camera this morning. Pretty cute!
4 Red Kites flying over the village together this afternoon is the most I've seen on my patch.
#YorkshireBirding
4 Red Kites flying over the village together this afternoon is the most I've seen on my patch.
#YorkshireBirding
A Bee-eater on the telegraph wires just north of Aldbrough was a surprise. And makes up for it being too windy to really see the Great Reed Warbler at Hornsea Mere!
#Yorkshirebirding
#Yorkshirebirding
June 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A Bee-eater on the telegraph wires just north of Aldbrough was a surprise. And makes up for it being too windy to really see the Great Reed Warbler at Hornsea Mere!
#Yorkshirebirding
#Yorkshirebirding
Ada is a @yorkswildlife.bsky.social member, so when she saw the Hoverfly Lagoon article in her latest magazine she obviously wanted to make one.
So that was his afternoon's post-school activity! Nicely positioned in the (currently under construction) "wild area" of our new garden.
#ukwildlife
So that was his afternoon's post-school activity! Nicely positioned in the (currently under construction) "wild area" of our new garden.
#ukwildlife
June 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ada is a @yorkswildlife.bsky.social member, so when she saw the Hoverfly Lagoon article in her latest magazine she obviously wanted to make one.
So that was his afternoon's post-school activity! Nicely positioned in the (currently under construction) "wild area" of our new garden.
#ukwildlife
So that was his afternoon's post-school activity! Nicely positioned in the (currently under construction) "wild area" of our new garden.
#ukwildlife
Apparently it was World Saltmarsh Day yesterday, so here's a photo looking over the #PaullHolmeStrays mud to the saltmarsh.
Not a lot about this lunchtime, but I did see a Short-eared Owl flying over the adjacent farmland.
Normally more of a winter bird here, so nice to see!
#ukbirding
Not a lot about this lunchtime, but I did see a Short-eared Owl flying over the adjacent farmland.
Normally more of a winter bird here, so nice to see!
#ukbirding
June 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Apparently it was World Saltmarsh Day yesterday, so here's a photo looking over the #PaullHolmeStrays mud to the saltmarsh.
Not a lot about this lunchtime, but I did see a Short-eared Owl flying over the adjacent farmland.
Normally more of a winter bird here, so nice to see!
#ukbirding
Not a lot about this lunchtime, but I did see a Short-eared Owl flying over the adjacent farmland.
Normally more of a winter bird here, so nice to see!
#ukbirding
Very fun day in Kilnsea with Ada today.
Heard and (maybe) saw the Nightingale at Sammy's Point. Curlew and Wood Sandpipers at the wetlands. Couldn't find the Turtle Dove. Definitely now my UK bogey bird.
Finally, an amazing view of a Red-rumped Swallow flying alongside the car.
#YorkshireBirding
Heard and (maybe) saw the Nightingale at Sammy's Point. Curlew and Wood Sandpipers at the wetlands. Couldn't find the Turtle Dove. Definitely now my UK bogey bird.
Finally, an amazing view of a Red-rumped Swallow flying alongside the car.
#YorkshireBirding
June 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Very fun day in Kilnsea with Ada today.
Heard and (maybe) saw the Nightingale at Sammy's Point. Curlew and Wood Sandpipers at the wetlands. Couldn't find the Turtle Dove. Definitely now my UK bogey bird.
Finally, an amazing view of a Red-rumped Swallow flying alongside the car.
#YorkshireBirding
Heard and (maybe) saw the Nightingale at Sammy's Point. Curlew and Wood Sandpipers at the wetlands. Couldn't find the Turtle Dove. Definitely now my UK bogey bird.
Finally, an amazing view of a Red-rumped Swallow flying alongside the car.
#YorkshireBirding
Flew alongside me whilst driving when leaving the #KilnseaWetlands. Must have followed me home from Greece!
First I've seen in the UK. Seen lots elsewhere!
First I've seen in the UK. Seen lots elsewhere!
Red-rumped Swallow reported from drain by Firthholme Road north of Kilnsea Wetlands at 15.53.
#Spurnbirds
@rarebirder.bsky.social
#Spurnbirds
@rarebirder.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Flew alongside me whilst driving when leaving the #KilnseaWetlands. Must have followed me home from Greece!
First I've seen in the UK. Seen lots elsewhere!
First I've seen in the UK. Seen lots elsewhere!
Back from 9 days in Chalkidiki. Lovely place and lots of birds - 76 in total I think. Not worked out how many were Greek or World ticks yet.
Flamingos should be the highlight, but despite looking for the a LOT, I've never seen Turtle Doves before.
#GreeceBirds
Flamingos should be the highlight, but despite looking for the a LOT, I've never seen Turtle Doves before.
#GreeceBirds
May 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Back from 9 days in Chalkidiki. Lovely place and lots of birds - 76 in total I think. Not worked out how many were Greek or World ticks yet.
Flamingos should be the highlight, but despite looking for the a LOT, I've never seen Turtle Doves before.
#GreeceBirds
Flamingos should be the highlight, but despite looking for the a LOT, I've never seen Turtle Doves before.
#GreeceBirds
Nice to see a few dragonflies around the Car Park pond at #PaullHolmeStrays.
May 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Nice to see a few dragonflies around the Car Park pond at #PaullHolmeStrays.
Sat in the garden in the sun with a beer this evening and picked up my 100th #PWC2025 bird of the year. A Swift briefly joined the House Martins over Paull.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Sat in the garden in the sun with a beer this evening and picked up my 100th #PWC2025 bird of the year. A Swift briefly joined the House Martins over Paull.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
Very brief stop at @rspb.bsky.social St Aidan's on my way to the office today.
First Swifts and Common Terns of the year, and about 6 Black-necked Grebe.
But these were easily my favourite...
#YorkshireBirding
First Swifts and Common Terns of the year, and about 6 Black-necked Grebe.
But these were easily my favourite...
#YorkshireBirding
April 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Very brief stop at @rspb.bsky.social St Aidan's on my way to the office today.
First Swifts and Common Terns of the year, and about 6 Black-necked Grebe.
But these were easily my favourite...
#YorkshireBirding
First Swifts and Common Terns of the year, and about 6 Black-necked Grebe.
But these were easily my favourite...
#YorkshireBirding
Family run out to the North Star at Flamborough for lunch, which was lovely as usual.
But first, a quick stop at #RSPBBempton. The usual highlights (Puffins were very popular as usual!) but a bonus Short-eared Owl too.
#YorkshireBirding
But first, a quick stop at #RSPBBempton. The usual highlights (Puffins were very popular as usual!) but a bonus Short-eared Owl too.
#YorkshireBirding
April 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Family run out to the North Star at Flamborough for lunch, which was lovely as usual.
But first, a quick stop at #RSPBBempton. The usual highlights (Puffins were very popular as usual!) but a bonus Short-eared Owl too.
#YorkshireBirding
But first, a quick stop at #RSPBBempton. The usual highlights (Puffins were very popular as usual!) but a bonus Short-eared Owl too.
#YorkshireBirding
I have problems with this:
Cameras are NOT cheap. Making a camera an essential item adds another barrier to entry.
Photos can be easily manipulated, so they're hardly 100% reliable anyway.
And some people just prefer being a birder to a photographer, are they no longer allowed to submit rarities?
Cameras are NOT cheap. Making a camera an essential item adds another barrier to entry.
Photos can be easily manipulated, so they're hardly 100% reliable anyway.
And some people just prefer being a birder to a photographer, are they no longer allowed to submit rarities?
Pictures or it didn't happen
As birding increases in popularity and more people than ever are armed with cameras and recorders, David Campbell wonders if it's now time for all rarity records to require photos or audio files:
As birding increases in popularity and more people than ever are armed with cameras and recorders, David Campbell wonders if it's now time for all rarity records to require photos or audio files:
David Campbell: pictures or it didn't happen
As birding increases in popularity and more people than ever are armed with cameras and recorders, David Campbell wonders if it's now time for all rarity records to require photos or audio files.
bit.ly
April 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I have problems with this:
Cameras are NOT cheap. Making a camera an essential item adds another barrier to entry.
Photos can be easily manipulated, so they're hardly 100% reliable anyway.
And some people just prefer being a birder to a photographer, are they no longer allowed to submit rarities?
Cameras are NOT cheap. Making a camera an essential item adds another barrier to entry.
Photos can be easily manipulated, so they're hardly 100% reliable anyway.
And some people just prefer being a birder to a photographer, are they no longer allowed to submit rarities?
A very short walk today at #PaullHolmeStrays, the Tawny Owl still in the same roosting spot, a single Avocet on the inlet, a dozen or so Brent Geese and a #PWC2025 tick of Short-eared Owl. No Wheatear today.
Also a Common Seal near the car park.
Also a Common Seal near the car park.
April 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A very short walk today at #PaullHolmeStrays, the Tawny Owl still in the same roosting spot, a single Avocet on the inlet, a dozen or so Brent Geese and a #PWC2025 tick of Short-eared Owl. No Wheatear today.
Also a Common Seal near the car park.
Also a Common Seal near the car park.
April 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Windy lunchtime walk on #PaullHolmeStrays, but one that brought 4 #pwc2025 ticks. Whimbrel, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail and this sleeping Tawny Owl.
That'll do.
#YorkshireBirding
That'll do.
#YorkshireBirding
April 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Windy lunchtime walk on #PaullHolmeStrays, but one that brought 4 #pwc2025 ticks. Whimbrel, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail and this sleeping Tawny Owl.
That'll do.
#YorkshireBirding
That'll do.
#YorkshireBirding
3 minutes away from seeing my first UK Bee-eater at #RodleyNatureReserve today.
Unknown to me I was walking towards it when it flew off. My wife saw it...
Gutted.
#YorkshireBirding
Unknown to me I was walking towards it when it flew off. My wife saw it...
Gutted.
#YorkshireBirding
April 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
3 minutes away from seeing my first UK Bee-eater at #RodleyNatureReserve today.
Unknown to me I was walking towards it when it flew off. My wife saw it...
Gutted.
#YorkshireBirding
Unknown to me I was walking towards it when it flew off. My wife saw it...
Gutted.
#YorkshireBirding
Booked in for the YWT/The Deep Shark Egg Hunt today at Spurn. Lovely day for it.
Couple of eggs and a fossil found.
Couple of NFY birds too: Yellow Wag, Wheatear, Sedge and most importantly a Grasshopper Warbler - it's been years since I last heard one!
#YorkshireBirding
Couple of eggs and a fossil found.
Couple of NFY birds too: Yellow Wag, Wheatear, Sedge and most importantly a Grasshopper Warbler - it's been years since I last heard one!
#YorkshireBirding
April 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Booked in for the YWT/The Deep Shark Egg Hunt today at Spurn. Lovely day for it.
Couple of eggs and a fossil found.
Couple of NFY birds too: Yellow Wag, Wheatear, Sedge and most importantly a Grasshopper Warbler - it's been years since I last heard one!
#YorkshireBirding
Couple of eggs and a fossil found.
Couple of NFY birds too: Yellow Wag, Wheatear, Sedge and most importantly a Grasshopper Warbler - it's been years since I last heard one!
#YorkshireBirding
A drake American Wigeon on the patch this morning.
Stopped to look at Newton Garth on my sandwich run, there it was grazing in the early morning sunshine.
First for the patch I think, not a bad start to the day.
#PWC2025 #YorkshireBirding
Stopped to look at Newton Garth on my sandwich run, there it was grazing in the early morning sunshine.
First for the patch I think, not a bad start to the day.
#PWC2025 #YorkshireBirding
April 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
A drake American Wigeon on the patch this morning.
Stopped to look at Newton Garth on my sandwich run, there it was grazing in the early morning sunshine.
First for the patch I think, not a bad start to the day.
#PWC2025 #YorkshireBirding
Stopped to look at Newton Garth on my sandwich run, there it was grazing in the early morning sunshine.
First for the patch I think, not a bad start to the day.
#PWC2025 #YorkshireBirding
Oh what a day. Ada requested "somewhere new". So we set off to @rspb.bsky.social Blacktoft Sands.
Lots of NFY including Garganey, but also Sand Martins and Willow Warblers. I also saw Water Voles and a Grass Snake! My first ever UK snake - both PSL ticks.
#YorkshireBirding #PanSpeciesListing
Lots of NFY including Garganey, but also Sand Martins and Willow Warblers. I also saw Water Voles and a Grass Snake! My first ever UK snake - both PSL ticks.
#YorkshireBirding #PanSpeciesListing
March 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oh what a day. Ada requested "somewhere new". So we set off to @rspb.bsky.social Blacktoft Sands.
Lots of NFY including Garganey, but also Sand Martins and Willow Warblers. I also saw Water Voles and a Grass Snake! My first ever UK snake - both PSL ticks.
#YorkshireBirding #PanSpeciesListing
Lots of NFY including Garganey, but also Sand Martins and Willow Warblers. I also saw Water Voles and a Grass Snake! My first ever UK snake - both PSL ticks.
#YorkshireBirding #PanSpeciesListing
Short walk today at #PaullHolmeStrays.
A nice walk starting in the woods where I found A Mistle Thrush (nfy) and then out onto the Strays where I found my first Patch Tick of the year - a Purple Sandpiper tucked into the rocks by the Humber.
Also a single Peacock butterfly.
#YorkshireBirding
A nice walk starting in the woods where I found A Mistle Thrush (nfy) and then out onto the Strays where I found my first Patch Tick of the year - a Purple Sandpiper tucked into the rocks by the Humber.
Also a single Peacock butterfly.
#YorkshireBirding
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Short walk today at #PaullHolmeStrays.
A nice walk starting in the woods where I found A Mistle Thrush (nfy) and then out onto the Strays where I found my first Patch Tick of the year - a Purple Sandpiper tucked into the rocks by the Humber.
Also a single Peacock butterfly.
#YorkshireBirding
A nice walk starting in the woods where I found A Mistle Thrush (nfy) and then out onto the Strays where I found my first Patch Tick of the year - a Purple Sandpiper tucked into the rocks by the Humber.
Also a single Peacock butterfly.
#YorkshireBirding